There is an eco-friendly/child/pet safe product on the market called "Bobbex." It is 100% effective -- and we have major deer problems and I've used it so I know -- on deer, elk moose, rabbits, and groundhogs. I've not used it for rats, so do know about them. Spray on foliage and ground. It was the only thing that stopped local deer from eating my roses and tulips. friends who used smelly cosmetic soaps were less than pleased . our deer just nibble around the pieces of soap. Caveat is that a rain storm will wash it off, so you need to be out first thing the next morning to re-apply. We get a lot of rain here, but all I needed to do was reapply. It reeks, so wear gloves, but once applied only smells when you are a foot or so away from the foliage/bloom. Jo on Vancouver Island -----Original Message----- From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Judy Glattstein via pbs Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2020 7:12 AM To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Cc: Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com> Subject: [pbs] Coping With Deer Brian, deer do not like stinky soap. There's one here in the USA called Irish Spring. Just go down the aisle sniffing bars of soap until you find something exceptionally smelly. Cut chunks, wrapper and all, then place in mesh bag and fasten to a stake. Shove stake in ground so bagged smelly soap is not very conspicuous but is above most of the plant. Wrapper should be uppermost, cut surfaces downward to rain does not melt the soap. Don't have issues with pheasants in my garden but what about glittery strips twisting in a breeze, the way other birds are kept off home vegetable garden crops. Of course it gives the garden a funky appearance. Otherwise - do you want any venison recipes? Have some for pheasant too. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. <https://www.avast.com/antivirus/> https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list <mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…